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IFA 28: The End PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Horton (ranked 4836 p4p, 25074 weight class) and Kai Kataski (ranked 408 p4p, 445 weight class). Arthur Horton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Kataski!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kataski takes the fight into the clinch.
Horton tries to circle away but Kataski has him pinned against the cage.
Kataski swings wildly with an uppercut but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
Kataski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
I was talking to Horton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kataski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kataski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kataski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kataski stalls.
Kataski controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kai Kataski.
Kataski has Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton prevents a body shot from Kataski.
Kataski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Horton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Horton blocking some punches.
Kataski throws a punch but it's blocked by Horton.
Still in the clinch, Kataski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kataski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kataski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kataski stalls.
Kataski has Horton pressed against the cage, preventing Horton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Kataski.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton is trying to break free.
Kataski throws a head punch that misses.
Kataski prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kataski.
Horton being controlled against the cage.
Kataski prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Horton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton wants a takedown.
Kataski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horton wants to break free but Kataski has control.
Kataski is pushing Horton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kataski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kataski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kataski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horton or not.
Kataski has Horton pressed against the cage, preventing Horton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Horton jumps guard but Kataski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kataski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Horton is trying to force a seperation but Kataski has the dominant position.
Kataski just leaning against Horton, taking a breather.
Horton can't break the clinch.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
Kataski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kataski lands with a right to the head.
Kataski has Horton pushed against the cage.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
Horton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kataski uses from the top position.
Kataski wants to get up but he can't break Horton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Horton pulls Kataski in to control the position.
Kataski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Horton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kataski wanted to stand there but Horton had control of the position.
Horton has control of Kataski's left arm, preventing Kataski from doing any damage.
Horton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Horton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Horton has his hands on Kataski's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kataski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kataski clinches up with Horton and pushes him back against the cage.
Kataski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kataski has a couple of punches blocked by Horton.
Horton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Horton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Horton wants to stand but Kataski is controlling the position.
Kataski being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski wants to stand but Horton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Horton wants to sweep here but Kataski controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kataski connects with a jab.
Kataski punishes Horton's body with a nice straight punch.
Kataski pushes Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Kataski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kai Kataski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Horton takes a shot to the head.
Kataski gets through Horton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kataski throws a head punch that misses.
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
Horton takes a shot to the head.
Kataski effectively controlling the action here.
Kataski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Kataski lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kataski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kataski is keeping busy.
Kataski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kataski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kataski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Horton blocks a body shot from Kataski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton blocks a body shot from Kataski.
Kataski avoiding damage.
Kataski controlling the action here for a moment.
Kataski is pressed up against the cage. Horton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kataski down to the mat. Kataski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Horton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kataski has Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Kataski is pressed up against the cage. Horton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kataski down to the mat. Kataski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kataski closes the distance and pushes Horton back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kataski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kataski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kataski swings wildly with an uppercut but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kataski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kataski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kataski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kataski struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
Kataski taking a breather.
Kataski taking a breather.
A short right from Kataski.
Kataski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kataski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton pulls guard effortlessly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kataski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kataski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kataski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Kataski clinches up against the cage.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kataski is pushing Horton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kataski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kataski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kataski lands a shoulder strike.
Kataski misses with the head strike.
Horton tries to stall but Kataski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kataski gets through Horton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kataski working aggressively here.
Horton gets control of Kataski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Horton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Horton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Horton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kataski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kataski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Horton is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kataski stopping the sweep attempt from Horton.
Horton looking to control.
Horton is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kataski throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Horton's body to avoid the submission. Horton has instead reached around Kataski's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Horton arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arthur Horton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Putgao (ranked 3579 p4p, 24627 weight class) and Luis Wayne (ranked 231 p4p, 334 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Putgao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Putgao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Putgao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putgao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne gets tackled into the cage by Putgao. Putgao maintains the clinch.
Wayne prevents a body shot from Putgao.
Wayne breaks from the clinch.
Putgao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wayne.
Putgao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Putgao's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wayne stopping the sweep attempt from Putgao.
Wayne wanted to stand there but Putgao had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putgao lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wayne looking to control.
Putgao wants to stand but Wayne has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wayne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Putgao is looking to stand up but Wayne won't let him.
Putgao gets to his feet - Wayne follows without any prompting.
Wayne has managed to clinch.
Wayne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putgao obliges.
Putgao stalling in the clinch but Wayne improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putgao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Putgao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wayne is looking for a takedown.
Van Putgao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Wayne.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne throws a chopping leg kick but Putgao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Putgao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putgao has managed to clinch.
Putgao trying to stall but Wayne improves his position.
Putgao lands an elbow inside that Wayne shrugs off.
Putgao tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Putgao stalling in the clinch but Wayne improves position.
Putgao trying to control the position but instead, Wayne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Putgao into the cage.
Putgao lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putgao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putgao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Putgao throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Putgao has him pressed against the cage.
Putgao tries to stall but Wayne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wayne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Putgao lands a nice knee to the body.
Putgao has Wayne pressed against the cage.
Wayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Putgao won't allow it.
Putgao has Wayne pressed against the cage, preventing Wayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wayne wants to take the fight to the mat but Putgao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Putgao looking to stall.
Putgao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Putgao lands a nice elbow.
Putgao lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Putgao.
Putgao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Putgao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Putgao lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putgao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Putgao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putgao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Putgao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
We've been informed that Wayne has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Putgao misses with a punch to the body.
Putgao missing with knees to the body.
Wayne has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Putgao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wayne wants to take the fight to the mat but Putgao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Putgao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Van Putgao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putgao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne with the counter takedown but Putgao avoids it easily.
Putgao closes the distance and clinches.
Wayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Putgao avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne missing with knees to the body.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Putgao won't allow it.
Putgao stalling in the clinch but Wayne improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Putgao throws an elbow but it misses.
Putgao pushes Wayne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wayne manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne keeps the fight on the outside.
Putgao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Putgao looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putgao lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Putgao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Putgao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Putgao lands a damaging elbow.
Putgao taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wayne as Putgao tries to tie him up.
Wayne is trying to force a seperation but Putgao has the dominant position.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wayne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Putgao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wayne can do to turn this around?
Putgao lands a nice elbow.
Wayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Putgao tries a body shot but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putgao.
Putgao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Putgao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Putgao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Putgao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wayne's brow.
Wayne is trying to break free.
Putgao lands a nice knee to the body.
Wayne is trying to break free.
Putgao lands a nice knee to the body.
Putgao can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Putgao lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putgao lands an elbow inside.
Putgao trying to stall but Wayne improves his position.
Putgao lands a nice elbow.
Putgao lands a nice elbow.
Putgao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wayne.
Van Putgao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Wayne.
Putgao lands an elbow just above Wayne 's eye.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Putgao is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne shoots in looking for a takedown but Putgao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wayne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Putgao drives through and clinches with Wayne against the cage.
Putgao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Putgao.
Putgao wants to stall.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
Putgao is looking to clinch.
Wayne goes for a double leg but Putgao avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Putgao continues to drive forward.
Wayne tries to keep at a distance but Putgao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Putgao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Putgao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Putgao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Putgao missing with knees to the body.
Wayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wayne has Putgao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Putgao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Putgao lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Wayne takes an elbow to the temple.
Wayne tries to pull guard but Putgao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Putgao wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wayne as Putgao tries to tie him up.
Wayne avoids a wild elbow strike from Putgao.
Putgao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wayne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Putgao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Van Putgao dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Putgao tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne fails to land the takedown.
Wayne rushes Putgao and presses him up against the cage.
Wayne has Putgao pushed against the cage.
Wayne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Putgao walks away with a smile on his face. Wayne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Putgao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Putgao doesn't manage to clinch there - Wayne circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putgao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Putgao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wayne.
Van Putgao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Wayne.
Putgao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wayne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Putgao is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putgao tries to clinch but Wayne is having none of it.
Van Putgao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayne swats away the attempt to clinch by Putgao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putgao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Putgao tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Wayne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Putgao closes the distance but Wayne moves to the side
and Wayne counters with a left and a right that stings Putgao.
Putgao is looking to clinch.
Wayne throws a sloppy head kick and Putgao moves out of range easily.
Luis Wayne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wayne clinches.
Putgao blocks an elbow strike from Wayne.
Putgao throws an elbow but it misses.
Putgao lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Putgao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wayne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wayne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Putgao lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
 It looks like Luis Wayne has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Wayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Putgao lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putgao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putgao lands an elbow inside that Wayne shrugs off.
Putgao working Wayne over with knees to the body.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Putgao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Putgao is leaning against Wayne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Putgao.
Putgao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putgao lands an elbow inside.
Putgao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Wayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
 Wayne is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putgao wants to stall.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Putgao finish him?
Wayne tries to pull guard but Putgao won't allow it.
Wayne seems to have recovered his senses.
Putgao lands a damaging elbow.
Putgao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Putgao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Putgao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wayne avoids it.
Wayne goes for a takedown attempt but Putgao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wayne closes the distance and pushes Putgao back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Putgao.
Putgao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wayne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putgao can't find room to land a body shot as Wayne controls the action.
Putgao lands an elbow that stopped Wayne in his tracks for a moment.
Putgao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Putgao tries for a takedown but Wayne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Putgao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putgao is looking to clinch.
Putgao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wayne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Putgao moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Luis Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Putgao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wayne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Putgao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Putgao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Putgao!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich (ranked 3314 p4p, 2678 weight class) and Abdulhakim Muratov (ranked 334 p4p, 277 weight class). Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich comes into the arena with SABINA - Дагестан blaring out of the sound system. Abdulhakim Muratov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdulhakim Muratov!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muratov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Muratov's half guard.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich trying to control the action but Muratov is working from the bottom.
Muratov tries to kick Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich off but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich seems to be looking for submissions.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich drops an elbow to the side of Muratov's head.
Muratov tries to kick Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich off but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Muratov wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Muratov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Muratov is looking to escape.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich won't let Muratov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is landing with some decent strikes but Muratov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Muratov is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muratov is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Muratov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich!
Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I wanna stay humble bratha but I will smesh erebody'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Younger Blood (ranked 2078 p4p, 2582 weight class) and Scooter Dahan (ranked 211 p4p, 271 weight class). Younger Blood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Younger Blood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scooter Dahan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dahan.
Blood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dahan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blood counters with a series of strikes. Dahan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blood lands a head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blood!
Blood lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Dahan misses.
A lazy body kick from Blood
and Dahan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blood has his feet on Dahan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dahan is defended easily by Blood.
Younger Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scooter Dahan.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blood breaks the clinch.
Blood throws a hook but Dahan avoids it easily.
Blood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
Dahan dodges the punch combination from Blood.
Dahan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dahan's head.
Dahan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blood defends well and Dahan ends up having to push Blood into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dahan.
Dahan gets tackled into the cage by Blood. Blood maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood wants the takedown. Dahan is fighting it off but Blood persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dahan's guard against the cage.
Blood stands and throws Dahan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dahan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahan is not content to let Blood control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dahan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dahan struggling a bit here.
Blood trying to control the action but Dahan is working from the bottom.
Blood slows the pace down.
Dahan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blood stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dahan counters with a takedown into side control.
Blood sneaks out the side door and pushes Dahan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.
Blood turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dahan looking for a sweep but Blood has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dahan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Younger Blood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dahan blocks a head kick by Blood.
Dahan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blood tries to clinch up but Dahan circles away and keeps his distance.
Dahan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dahan.
Blood shoots for a double leg takedown but Dahan sprawls well. He's pushed Blood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Dahan tries to counter it with a takedown but Blood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Dahan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahan blocks a head kick by Blood.
A nice combination there by Blood.
Blood thows a leg kick but Dahan checks it
and Dahan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dahan prevents Blood from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahan wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dahan can do to turn this around?
Dahan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dahan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blood wants to stand up but Dahan is controlling him.
Blood seems keen to control Dahan's posture.
Dahan wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blood throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Blood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blood dives in and scores a takedown into Dahan's guard.
Dahan looking for a guillotine here but Blood defends easily.
Younger Blood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dahan is keeping the position for now.
Dahan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dahan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blood.
Dahan looking for subs off his back but Blood has passed one foot through into half guard.
Blood stalling.
Dahan looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blood with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dahan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blood wants to pass to mount but Dahan is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dahan keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Younger Blood dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dahan circles away quickly and effectively.
Blood feints and then cracks Dahan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dahan down.
Younger Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dahan fails with a takedown attempt.
Dahan shoots in and gets a takedown into Blood's guard.
Blood pushes Dahan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dahan enables Blood to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dahan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood looking to pass the guard.
Dahan keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blood slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dahan is looking to sweep but instead, Blood has passed into half guard.
Dahan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dahan is trying is best to control the position here.
Dahan is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Blood jumps into side control!
Blood wants to control but Dahan is keeping him busy.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahan is looking for a sweep.
Blood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blood moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blood off and has taken his back!
Dahan not allowing Blood to control his hands.
Blood is in bad spot here.
Dahan has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Blood is trying to get back to his feet but Dahan has full control of the position and if anything, Blood has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Blood is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Blood is taking damage to the body and head.
Blood manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dahan's guard. Nice work there by Blood.
Dahan is looking to sweep but instead, Blood has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood prevents Dahan from improving his position.
Blood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dahan regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've been informed that Dahan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Dahan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dahan wants to sweep here but Blood controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dahan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blood defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Younger Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Younger Blood!
Younger Blood is the new lightweight champion!
Younger Blood bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylwester Goryl (ranked 1059 p4p, 3326 weight class) and Salvador Orivarez (ranked 126 p4p, 342 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Goryl might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dziwki Dragi Lasery. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sylwester Goryl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Orivarez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goryl misses with a few strikes there.
And Orivarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Goryl pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Orivarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goryl keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Orivarez shoots in for a double leg but Goryl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sylwester Goryl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvador Orivarez.
Orivarez misses with a takedown attempt
and Goryl counters with a left right combination that sends Orivarez crashing to the mat - Goryl wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Orivarez out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylwester Goryl!
Sylwester Goryl retains his heavyweight title!
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